Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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